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GameMaker Studio
GameMaker Studio, previously known as GameMaker, is a cross-platform game development software primarily focused on creating 2d games using drag and drop action sequences or a scripting language known as Game Maker Language (GML).
Overview:
GameMaker allows it's users to create and prototype games quickly without the need to learn a programming language. GameMaker games usually consists of at least 3 things: sprites (images & animations), objects (logic & interactivity) and rooms (screens & levels). Each game needs at least one room which is used for both menus and levels, and the transitioning between each.
GameMaker Studio 2 released on 2 November 2016.
Supported Platforms:
- Microsoft Windows
- macOS
- Ubuntu
- HTML5
- Android
- iOS
- Amazon Fire TV
- Android TV
- Microsoft UWP
- PlayStation 4
- PlayStation Vita
- Nintendo Switch (September 2018)
PlayStation Portable and Raspberry Pi support was demonstrated but not released.
Popular games made with GameMaker Studio:
- Spelunky
- Hotline Miami
- Hyper Light Drifter
- Crashlands
- VA-11 Hall-A
- Undertale
- Nuclear Throne
More Information:
- [Wikipedia] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameMaker_Studio
- [YoYo Games (publisher)] https://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker
- [GameMaker: Studio | Documentation] https://docs.yoyogames.com/